Boston 'eerie' all week, Wausau natives say

7:23 PM,
Apr. 19, 2013

LillyRiveron

Written by

Carolyn Tiry
Daily Herald Media

Brienne Bannister works two blocks from the Boston Marathon finish line, but she was home Monday because her office was closed for Patriots' Day. She couldn't have been more relieved.

Bannister, 31, is a Wausau native who has been living in Boston for about seven years since she moved east for her job at Liberty Mutual. She also is a student at New England Law School in Boston.

She said she has had the news on nonstop since the Boston Marathon bombings killed three people and injured scores more Monday afternoon, following updates on television, online, through local news app alerts and on ...